公开(公告)号：WO2016162667A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：PCT/GB2016/050899

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: UBIQUTEK LTD

Inventor： DIPROSE, Michael Frederik

IPC: G01R27/18 ,  A01M21/04

CPC classification number: A01M21/046 ,  G01R27/18

Abstract: Apparatus to electrically kill a plant or at least attenuate plant growth comprising an electrical energy processing unit and an electrical continuity system, the electrical energy processing unit to transmit processed electrical energy between an applicator electrode of an applicator unit and an earth electrode of an earth unit, the electrical continuity system comprising: a signal generator configured to generate a continuity signal and to transmit said signal around a continuity circuit including, or in operational proximity to, one or both of the said electrode(s); a signal processing arrangement configured to at least partially isolate the transmitted continuity signal from the processed electrical energy; a control circuit operable to: determine, using said isolated continuity signal or a property related thereto, an electrical continuity between the ground and one or both of the said electrodes; control, using said determined electrical continuity, the processed electrical energy.

Abstract translation: 用于电气杀死植物或至少减弱植物生长的装置，其包括电能处理单元和电连续性系统，所述电能处理单元用于在施用器单元的施加器电极和接地单元的接地电极之间传输经处理的电能 所述电连续性系统包括：信号发生器，被配置为产生连续性信号并将所述信号围绕包括所述电极中的一个或两者或在所述电极中的一个或两者的操作接近的连续性电路传输; 信号处理装置，被配置为至少部分地将所发送的连续性信号与所处理的电能隔离; 控制电路，其可操作以：使用所述隔离连续性信号或与其相关的属性来确定所述接地和所述电极中的一个或两个的电连续性; 使用所确定的电连续性来控制所处理的电能。

公开(公告)号：WO2016016627A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-04

申请号：PCT/GB2015/052168

申请日：2015-07-27

Applicant: UBIQUTEK LTD

Inventor： DIPROSE, Michael Frederik

IPC: A01M21/04

CPC classification number: A01M21/046 ,  A01G7/04 ,  A01H3/04 ,  A01M21/043

Abstract: An electrical energy processing unit of apparatus to kill a plant or at least attenuate plant growth, the electrical energy processing unit comprising: a converter configured to receive unprocessed electrical energy from an electrical energy source, to convert the unprocessed electrical energy to processed electrical energy and to output said processed electrical energy to an applicator unit; a control circuit operable to control the converter to convert the unprocessed electrical energy to the processed electrical energy, wherein the processed electrical energy comprises a waveform with a frequency of at least 18 k Hz and with a peak voltage of at least 1 k V.

Abstract translation: 一种用于杀死植物或至少减弱植物生长的设备的电能处理单元，所述电能处理单元包括：转换器，被配置为从电能源接收未处理的电能，将未处理的电能转换为经处理的电能，以及 将所述处理的电能输出到施加器单元; 控制电路，其可操作以控制转换器将未处理的电能转换成经处理的电能，其中经处理的电能包括具有至少18kHz的频率和至少1kV的峰值电压的波形。